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Marine Technology Reporter recently spent time with Cyril McKelvie, Marports new President & CEO, to discuss this innovative companys promising future. By Greg Trauthwein Describe your management style? Focused. I believe in creating a 3-5 year strategy that sup- ports market, customer and technology focus and drives the behavior of the organization to develop and achieve key objectives that support that strategy. The management team has accountability to shareholders, customers, sup- pliers and employees as the key stakeholders, and I believe in accountability at all levels. Also, I consider myself a col- laborative leader, but in the end it is not a democracy so I take responsibility for decision making if consensus can- not be found.What do you count as your greatest career achievement to date?Being a key part of a team that help build NewBridge Networks into a $3b per year company. I've known Karl Kenny for several years, and he is indeed a "unique" C-Suite executive: In taking the reigns of a company driven for so long by such a pow- erful personality, what is your strategy in ensuring a seamless transition and laying your own "stamp" on the company?Karl truly is an "Evangelist in the industry" and has been a key driver behind Marport's success. Our personalities complement each other. At this time in Marport's history we need to start to focus on creating scalable infrastruc- ture that will allow us to execute operationally (Sales, Design, Operations). This is my area of expertise; this will be my legacy with Marport. In accepting the post at Marport as its President & CEO, what attracted you to the company, and to the position?Karl's energy; The management team; The technology; The niche fast growing market; The opportunity to influ- ence the direction at the highest level; A Canadian com- pany; and the Atlantic Canada connection. What are its greatest challenges? As a market leader, chosing which opportunities to pursue and then focusing on only those opportunities In terms of TECHNOLOGY, what are your near-term goals to help improve and expand Marport as a whole? Continue to expand the sensor business built around the SDS platform Deliver the new hull mounted sonar based on the SDS platform. Deliver the first MCM platform sonar to GDC Finish development and deliver Marport's first SAS solution.In terms of Markets served, where do you see the great- est opportunity in the coming 12 to 36 months? In the next 12 months commercial fishing; in the next 12 to 36 months defense focused on the MCM market. 22MTRApril 2012interview Cyril McKelviePresident & CEO, Marport